Hong Kong Changjiang Hutchison Industrial's Panama Port Company has initiated international arbitration proceedings for the illegal takeover of its operated Balboa and Cristobal ports by the Panamanian government, claiming at least US $2 billion. The company accused the Pakistani government of forcibly seizing documents and violating the franchise agreement, and stressed that it would fully pursue its rights and interests. Both the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government expressed opposition to this. Behind the incident, it was accused of a strategic game involving US pressure and China's global port layout.

In the first two months of 2026, the total value of China's import and export of goods trade reached 7.73 trillion billion yuan, an increase of 18.3 percent over the same period last year, making a strong start. Exports grew by 19.2 per cent and imports by 17.1 per cent. From the perspective of trading partners, trade with ASEAN, the European Union and the "Belt and Road" countries has increased significantly, while trade with the United States has declined. Private enterprises have performed outstandingly and have become the main force in foreign trade growth. Both exports and imports of mechanical and electrical products maintained rapid growth, indicating that China's foreign trade structure continued to optimize.

The U.S. government announced a $20 billion million maritime reinsurance program aimed at providing war risk insurance and other risks to ships such as oil tankers passing through tense waters such as the Strait of Hormuz. The move is in response to soaring insurance rates and the withdrawal of commercial insurance caused by the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, so as to ensure the smooth transportation of key energy materials such as oil and natural gas around the world. However, the analysis pointed out that the insurance coverage may be insufficient and that the core concern of shipowners is still personal and ship safety.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Shanghai Municipal Data Bureau and the National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center signed a memorandum of cooperation to deepen cooperation between Shanghai and Hong Kong in the field of digitally enabled freight trade and finance. The memorandum aims to promote innovation in the application of digital technology, play the role of Hong Kong's "super contact", promote Shanghai's connection with the international data ecosystem through Hong Kong, and jointly explore the digitalization of digital infrastructure construction and trade finance.

The article reports that the Jiujiang Waterway of the Yangtze River has effectively ensured the smooth flow of the waterway in its jurisdiction by optimizing the distribution of navigation equipment, using advanced surveying and mapping technology and providing customized services, helping Jiujiang Port to achieve growth in cargo and container throughput. The successful launch of the first international direct ship in 2026 marks a key step for Jiujiang to become a regional shipping center and provides solid support for the construction of an important node city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

IMO Secretary-General Domingos expressed concern about the recent attacks on international ships in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz, pointing out that the safety of about 20000 seafarers and 15000 cruise passengers in the Gulf region has been affected. He called on shipping companies to maintain the highest vigilance and is willing to cooperate with all parties to ensure the safety of personnel, while urging to ease the situation to resume normal shipping operations.

On March 5, the first super-large new ship formation of the Yangtze River trunk line in the Year of the Horse set sail from Jiangsu. The formation consists of the "New Yangzi 538" and "New Yangzi 539" ships built by Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., with a total length of 2 kilometers. The Jiangsu maritime department uses sea patrol boats, drones, etc. to build a three-dimensional supervision network to escort the whole process. The two ships are the world's first wind-assisted propulsion dual-fuel tanker and caustic soda bulk mixed ship, which will be delivered to British and Norwegian shipowners, reflecting the technical strength and export competitiveness of Jiangsu's shipbuilding industry.

In February 2026, affected by factors such as the extension of the Spring Festival holiday, China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 49.0, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, and the level of prosperity has fallen. The non-manufacturing business activity index was 49.5 per cent, up 0.1 percentage points, with the service sector improving on holiday consumption and the construction sector declining on the back of project suspension. The composite PMI output index was 49.5 per cent, indicating a slowdown in overall production and business activity from the previous month. High-tech manufacturing industry to maintain expansion, large enterprises are more resilient, enterprises on the post-holiday market expectations are generally good.

Hebei Cangzhou Huanghua Port ore mixed trade center project land formation project has been successfully completed, fully entered the soft soil foundation treatment stage. The project has a total investment of 2.572 billion billion yuan and an annual design capacity of 16 million tons. It aims to implement the national transportation structure adjustment strategy and ensure the stability of the regional iron ore supply chain. By integrating warehousing, logistics, trade, processing and other functions, the project will greatly enhance the port's transit capacity, reduce the logistics cost of enterprises, radiate the hinterland of southwest Hebei and northwest Shandong, and help Huanghua Port to build an important ore spot trading and supply chain service center in the north.

He Dongbin, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, said at the 34th China Fair Cross-border E-commerce High-level Forum that the scale of cross-border e-commerce in Shanghai has jumped from 10 billion to 100 billion, and the growth rate in the past year is close to double digits. Become a new engine of foreign trade growth. Shanghai has continued to increase its efforts through various aspects such as main body cultivation, innovative models, and regulatory services, launching facilitation pilots for the transportation of aviation-sensitive goods, and enhancing trade facilitation in areas such as customs clearance, taxation, and foreign exchange collection and settlement. At the same time, it actively uses digital technologies such as big data and blockchain to provide traceability verification services for enterprises and promote the high-quality development of cross-border e-commerce.

Recently, the NGUYA FLNG project, contracted by Wison Clean Energy, successfully delivered the first LNG ship in the Black Point waters of Congo (Brazzaville). This indicates that the whole process of the floating liquefied natural gas plant with the largest tonnage and the largest gas storage capacity built independently in China has been completed and put into operation. This project is the first large-scale FLNG project undertaken by a Chinese company as a general contractor, creating the fastest delivery record in the industry, verifying Wison Clean Energy's strong capabilities in complex system integration, EPCIC integrated delivery and production organization, and providing strong evidence for its competitiveness in the global FLNG market.

According to the regulations of the Party Central Committee, members of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the Central Committee, members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, and the CPPCC National Committee, and the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate recently reported to the Party Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping in writing on the work of 2025. General Secretary Xi Jinping reviewed the report and emphasized that it is necessary to enhance the sense of political responsibility and historical mission, implement the Party Central Committee's decision-making and deployment with practical actions, insist on seeking progress while maintaining stability, promote high-quality development, coordinate development and security, ensure the improvement of people's livelihood, and ensure the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" At the same time, we must take the lead in practicing the correct concept of political performance and fulfilling the responsibility of comprehensive and strict governance of the party.

In the first year of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan", Henan Province has accelerated the construction of a logistics channel hub connecting north and south, connecting east and west, radiating inside and outside, focusing on integrating into and serving the national unified market. By carrying out the "three major challenges" of high-quality development of multimodal transport, inland shipping construction and upgrading of inter-provincial highway channels, we will improve the three-dimensional transportation network of "air, iron and water", focus on upgrading the energy level of hubs and reducing logistics costs, and promote the transformation of transportation location advantages into economic development.